Roblox is among the most downloaded online games in the world, reporting millions of daily users from across the globe.

Roblox must also account for bad actors who try to use fake photos or pictures of another person to evade accurate age estimation. Kaufman said that the combination of video and still imaging helps ...

Age checks will involve either facial age estimation enabled by artificial intelligence (AI) or ID verification ...

A popular gaming platform has blocked children from talking to adult strangers. Roblox announced this week that full chat access will require facial age checks. The new policy starts in December for ...

Popular streaming platform newly added to Australia’s under-16 social media ban - The country’s internet watchdog says its ...

Teenagers will soon be subject to new laws to get them off social media, but what is blocked, why are some sites excluded and ...

Starting 10 December, children under 16 will be removed from major social media platforms, as Australia becomes the first ...

Australia will ban under-16 access to major social media platforms, driving new age checks and affecting youth-focused marketing.

As smartphones swallow childhood, a growing movement of parents is reinstalling landlines, hoping an old-school corded phone ...

The list of banned platforms requires mental gymnastics that the government has struggled to explain, and ignores where kids ...

The plan has split opinion. It has raised privacy concerns among critics, who warn the ban could be unenforceable. Those in favour say it’s a necessary step to curb online harm.

Skin-tight latex suits, bikini shorts, and stilettos. Not the ideal combat outfit. Unfortunately, this is common in many video games. Over 80% of female characters are portrayed as sexual, scantily ...